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The Running Man

The Running Man

6.5/ 10

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1987

Release Year

101 min

Runtime

Action
Thriller
Science Fiction

Overview

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

Keywords

based on novel or book
dystopia
game show
on the run
totalitarian
prison break
paranoid
dark future
wrongly accused
death game
not too distant future
fight for life
authoritarian
stalkers
alternate future
crowd mentality
dystopian future
dystopian sci-fi

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Reviews(2)

6.5avg rating
John Chard

John Chard

August 7, 2016

7
7/10

I'm not into politics. I'm into survival. The Running Man is directed by Paul Michael Glaser and adapted from the Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) story by Steven E. de Souza. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland va

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

November 16, 2025

6
6/10

“Richards” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has always had trouble with authority. Usually, that’s because he doesn’t like carrying out arbitrary orders in his newly militarised USA. When he finally finds himself on the wrong side of the law, his options are reduced to participation in the ultimate game show

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